I don't feel like wasting words today, so I'll get straight to the point: life is exceedingly limited if you don't have a car.
These are excuses I've used in the past to justify my not having a car:
- Public transport is convenient enough
- I don't need big grocery shopping if there's small shops nearby that have what I need (this excuse kind of ceased to work after I moved to the UK)
- I don't want to deal with foreign language paperwork needed for a car purchase (whilst I was in Japan)
- Money
- Lifestyle
Here's what you can't do (or can only do less comfortably) without a car:
- Going to a superstore outside of town for big grocery shopping.
- Buying large things for your home at a DIY (online ordering just isn't a very good alternative if you're not at home to receive the delivery).
- Picking people up from the airport or leave your car at the airport for a weekend trip.
- Doing day trips to faraway places or places that don't have good public transport connections.
- Not getting annoyed at people on public transport.